The Midtown Alternatives Analysis (AA) study, led by Metro Transit, began in fall 2012 and ran through early 2014. The AA examines all modes along both the Midtown Greenway Corridor and the Lake Street corridor between the Hiawatha LRT and the future Southwest LRT. Read the report here.

Arbor Day

The MCW Partnership led another successful tree and shrub planting on the Midtown Greenway in spring 2016.

SOUTHWEST LRT PROJECT UPDATE

The Southwest LRT project is in Preliminary Engineering and the Transitional Station Area Action Plans are underway.

I-35W TRANSIT/ACCESS PROJECT AT LAKE STREET

The I-35W Transit/Access Project is now underway. The five main components include: a new BRT transit station on 35W, a connection to the Midtown Greenway, a southbound freeway exit ramp to Lake Street, a northbound freeway on-ramp at Lake Street, and northbound freeway exit ramp to 28th Street. While the northbound freeway on-ramp at Lake Street will be designed as part of the current project, it is expected to be built a later date than the other components.

THE ARTERIAL TRANSITWAY CORRIDORS STUDY

Metro Transit completed the the Arterial Transitway Corridors Study (ATCS) which examined the feasibility of a "rapid bus" service on 11 corridors throughout the region, including Lake Street. The rapid bus concept would improve travel speed and increase reliability through pre-paid fare and fewer stops.